5 braised dish Recipes

butter (or olive oil or a combo, plus extra for greasing the baking dish), fennel, trimmed, salt and pepper, dry white wine, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, parsley (and or or fennel greens)

chicken pieces, or cut-ups, dried thyme, salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, garlic cloves, minced, onions, chopped, dry sherry, tomato paste, dried basil, white wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, tomatoes, chopped, mushrooms, sliced, basil leaves, thyme leaves

angus beef center-cut sirloin steaks, olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, button mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped, shiitake mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped (if stems are too tough, save for another dish), baby portabella mushrooms, cleaned and chopped (if stems are too hard, save for another dish), louis m martini cabernet sauvignon wine, canned diced tomatoes, olive oil, chopped shallot, pancetta, thinly sliced, risotto rice (we used arborio), low sodium vegetable broth or 4 cups low sodium chicken broth, heavy cream, chopped fresh oregano, chopped blanched asparagus, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes (a pinch or two)

root vegetables, peeled, trimmed and cut in 1/2 inch cubes (parsnips, carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, fennel, celery root, rutabaga), onions or 3 medium shallots, thickly sliced, olive oil, kosher salt, orange juice, water, dried thyme leaves